Tag: Child development
Mobile technology may support kids learning to recognize emotions in photos...
Yalda T. Uhls, University of California, Los Angeles
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An essential social skill is...
Grudges come naturally to kids – gratitude must be taught
Nadia Chernyak, University of California, Irvine; Peter Blake, Boston University, and Yarrow Dunham, Yale University
Have you heard this tale? In ancient times, an escaped...
5 ways to develop children’s talents
Kenneth A. Kiewra, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Some people think talent is born. The often-told story of Mozart playing piano at 3 and composing at 5...
Looking for a high-tech gift for a young child? Think playgrounds,...
Marina Umaschi Bers, Tufts University
Shopping for a new high-tech gift for the child in your life this holiday season? It’s easy to be overwhelmed...
Why I use Harry Potter to teach a college course on...
Georgene Troseth, Vanderbilt University
In an effort to find a more engaging way to present child development to new psychology students, I decided to use...
Parents need to start talking to their tweens about the risks...
Gail Dines, Wheelock College
Editor’s note: This article includes references to graphic sexual content that may be inappropriate for some readers.
Today teenagers are viewing far...
For baby’s brain to benefit, read the right books at the...
Lisa Scott, University of Florida
Parents often receive books at pediatric checkups via programs like Reach Out and Read and hear from a variety of...
Babies can learn the value of persistence by watching grownups stick...
Julia Leonard, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
You’re at home trying to make fresh tomato sauce, but can’t seem to get the tomatoes out of their...
EXPLORING NATURE
The battle over a global energy transition is on between petro-states...
Jennifer Morgan, Tufts University
Two years ago, countries around the world set a goal of “transitioning away from fossil...
